How to keep updated with Interpretive Guidelines
People often ask how they can keep updated in regard to changes in interpretive guidelines for CMS Conditions of Participation. One of the best ways is to review the CMS Survey & Certification Letter website.
The website can be found at:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/PMSR/list.asp#TopOfPage
I hope this helps answer your questions. The CMS website is a wealth of information, if you just [...]
Answering Kathy’s Question about Surveying Restraints in a Nursing Home or Hospital
Kathy left a comment with some questions that I am going to address in my post today, instead of in the comments. She has some valid questions, and I hope this will help Kathy, as well as anyone else with the same concern, understand why a nursing home and hospital surveyor asks the questions they do and what [...]
How A Nursing Home Surveyor Conducts The Nursing Home Survey - Part 5
After the nursing home survey team has finished with the survey, the members will then write the issues they found. This writing is done on the “Statement of Deficiencies”, commonly referred to as the “2567″. The number “2567″ refers to the number CMS has assigned to the statement of deficiencies form.
The statement of deficiencies is [...]